Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A97299
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The zealous souldier.
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1646
(1646)
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Wing Z12; Thomason 669.f.10[50]; ESTC R210447
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the_o zealous_a soldier_n i_o for_o god_n and_o for_o his_o cause_n cause_n i_o will_v count_v it_o gain_v to_o lose_v my_o life_n o_o can_v one_o happy_a die_v then_o for_o to_o fall_v in_o battle_n to_o maintain_v god_n worship_n truth_n extirpate_v popery_n i_o fight_v not_o for_o to_o venge_v myself_o nor_o yet_o for_o coin_n but_o god_n true_a worship_v up_o to_o set_v two_o those_o mercenary_a soldier_n that_o do_v fight_v only_a for_o pay_v be_v most_o degenerate_a not_o worthy_a to_o enjoy_v the_o subject_n right_n not_o worthy_a love_n of_o god_n of_o church_n or_o state_n though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o useful_a be_v yet_o shall_v not_o with_o the_o good_a in_o honour_n share_n iii_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a on_o their_o foe_n will_v run_v their_o naked_a breast_n will_v offer_v to_o their_o sword_n cause_v for_o their_o country_n then_o shall_v christian_n shun_v to_o fight_v for_o they_o and_o what_o more_o joy_n afford_v for_o their_o religion_n curse_v for_o aye_o be_v he_o bear_v such_o a_o mind_n and_o his_o posterity_n iv_o who_o will_v be_v deject_v though_o a_o while_n he_o bear_v adversity_n who_o will_v some_o three_o year_n past_a have_v though_o that_o god_n so_o high_a our_o cause_n will_v rear_v and_o with_o such_o nemerous_a victory_n have_v grace_v his_o rightevos_a cause-when_n we_o then_o think_v to_o be_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o malicious_a enemy_n v_o who_o in_o their_o height_n of_o glory_n be_v bring_v low_a and_o make_v to_o stoop_v to_o those_o they_o do_v despise_v and_o make_v that_o power_n above_o they_o for_o to_o know_v which_o erst_o they_o wretched_a worm_n in_o monstrous_a wise_n blaspheme_v swear_v god_n damn_v they_o as_o they_o stand_v and_o sure_a on_o many_o be_v that_o wish_n make_v good_a vi_o but_o here_o methinks_v i_o hear_v some_o say_v we_o buy_v and_o purchase_v our_o religion_n at_o dear_a rate_n thou_o impious_a fool_n have_v we_o lie_v still_o perdie_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v alive_a the_o truth_n to_o raâ—e_n for_o thou_o and_o we_o i_o think_v have_v sure_o be_v slay_v have_v we_o sit_v still_o as_o now_o we_o war_n maintain_v vii_o forbear_v to_o utter_v your_o malignant_a spleen_n and_o mark_v the_o end_n how_o god_n his_o cause_n will_v crown_v with_o glory_n how_o oft_o have_v you_o late_o see_v our_o army_n have_v the_o foeman_n overthrow_v town_n each_o day_n be_v surrender_v and_o we_o take_v prisoner_n enough_o a_o army_n strong_a to_o make_v viii_o god_n have_v no_o doubt_n a_o purpose_n to_o bring_v on_o a_o work_n both_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o good_a you_o will_v say_v it_o have_v be_v the_o confusion_n and_o cause_n of_o shed_v many_o thousand_o blood_n it_o be_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o god_n this_o war_n do_v bring_v but_o know_v we_o may_v have_v cause_n rejoice_v and_o sing_v ix._o some_o few_o year_n since_o when_o we_o behold_v and_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o hard_a labour_n and_o behold_v this_o kingdom_n flourish_v in_o tranquillity_n and_o god_n true_a worship_n as_o it_o ought_v extol_v then_o shall_v we_o say_v o_o praise_v be_v the_o lord_n that_o we_o attain_v peace_n have_v by_o the_o sword_n x_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n a_o psalm_n of_o thanks_o and_o praise_n and_o to_o his_o holy_a temple_n let_v we_o bring_v a_o heart_n unspotted_a let_v we_o a_o eccoe_n raise_v with_o our_o loud_a voice_n may_v to_o nation_n ring_v far_o distant_a from_o we_o chant_v loud_o thus_o praise_v be_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v assist_v we_o